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Paris: the Limited Traffic Zone, much ado about nothing? Studies point to its lack of interest

2024-03-06T05:26:19.452Z

Highlights: The Limited Traffic Zone (ZTL) is supposed to reduce traffic by 30% and noise by 15%. But studies point to its lack of interest. The Environmental Authority has also expressed several reservations about the project. The ZTL will be established in Paris Center as soon as the Paralympic Games end in 2023, the City of Paris announced in May 2023. The project was a flagship campaign promise of the 2020 municipal elections, the contours of which have since been largely revised by the police headquarters.


NEWS LE PARISIEN. At the end of 2023, the city announced the establishment of the ZTL in Paris Center as soon as the Paralympic Games end. She is supposed


A reduction in traffic of around 30% on Avenue de l'Opéra, 15% on Boulevard de Sébastopol, a reduction in noise and better air quality on the main roads concerned... At the end of 2023, the City of Paris revealed the promising results of an impact study carried out around the Limited Traffic Zone (ZTL) project in the center of the capital.

Enough to convince us to implement at all costs this flagship campaign promise of the 2020 municipal elections, the contours of which have since been largely revised (downwards) by the police headquarters, both in terms of the scope and the timetable for its implementation. place.

However, on closer inspection, the technical studies which make up this evaluation are much more contrasting.

The Environmental Authority has also expressed several reservations.

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